The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-27
HELD BY THE ENEMY.
A Talk With the Representative of
Gillette's Famous Play.


"Yes, l have just arrived" said Mr..
Ah. Hayman to HERALD reporter at
the Salt Lake Theatre yesterday.
"How has the theatrical business
been in San Francisco the past season ?''
lone of the best the theatres have
ever known, the profits of the Baldwin
Theatre alone exceed over $50, oOo."
"What are the prospects for the
coming season thereP,' sa
"As to that the only theatre / can
speak about is the Baldwin and 1
candidly think its prospects to be better
than the past season."
"For what reason2"
1.-The attractions which are booked
there. Days company inaugurated
the fifth season of my brothers.
management of that theatre on the
18th. They will be followed by Dion
Boucicault in his new play. Booth
Barrels, Carleton Opera Company, A.
M. Palmer's Company, Henry Dixey in
Adonis, Maragret Mather, Henry
Irving, Roslna Vokes, Robson G. Crane
and grand production of Wilson
Barrett's Clito, with Eben Plympton
and Kate Forsyth, which will be the
feature of the season. 1 think I NAV
safely add that with but two exceptions
all the above attractions will visit here
under the Baldwin Theatre Manage
ment." -J
Are you 1 here Re, making arrange
mo, I can't say that I am,
I've come. here to open the
fall and winter season of the Salt
Lake Theatre. with the greatest dra :
matte success the Baldwin Theatre has
William Gillette's American drama,
which will be given for three nights and
matinee, commencing Thursday,
August 4th. l might say it is the most
powerful play now being presented in
the world, for it has toured the United
States with great success, is now run
ming at the Princess Theatre in Lon
don; is to be produced August 10Th, in
Australia, and last Saturday Mr.. Gill
lette concluded arrangements in San
Francisco to translate it into the Ger
man language, the rights having been
disposed OF to theatrical manager in
Berlin. Its success in London is pecu-
liarly pleasant; not only is it triumph
for an American dramatist, but for an
American play, the motives and char
acters of which are essentially and en-
tirely American"
How long was it played in San Fran
cisco?"
"Four weeks, and itplayed the most
successful engagement, both financially
and artistically, the Baldwin Theatre
has ever known.
"Wil we see the same people in the
cast as were seen in San Francisco?"
why, certainly; we bring the
original cast in its entirety, and will
contain the following people: Henry
Miller, William Gillette (the author),
Charles Stokes, Melbourne Mcdowell,
Leslie Allen. Scott Cooper, W. T.
Doyle, G. D. Fawcett, 7. A. Howe,
Harry Rose, J. J. Farrell, ]. 81. Will
liams, Hugh Fuller, w. II. Pope,
Mrs. Kate Denim Wilson, Miss Viola
Allen and Miss Louise Dillon. Most of
the people are doubtless well known
here. Mr.. Henry Miller supported
Clara Morris in this city, Melbourne
Mcdowell is Fanny Davenport's lead
ing man, while James Neal acted in the
same capacity for the New York Ly-
ceum Theatre success, The Main Line;
G. D. Fawcett played all the leads for
Louis James; Mr.. Gillette, the author,
plays the comedy part. He goes direct
to New York from here. Miss Viola
Allen was last seen here with Salyini;
her first appearance here was with Es-
meralda, as was her fathers, Leslie
Allen. Mrs. Kate Denim Wilson last